No plastics detected in seal (Phocidae) stomachs harvested in the eastern Canadian Arctic

Bourdages, Madelaine P.T.; Provencher, Jennifer F.; Sudlovenick, Enooyaq; Ferguson, Steven H.; Young, Brent G.; Pelletier, Nicolas; Murphy, Michael; D'Addario, Alexa Jetta; Vermaire, Jesse C.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110772

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“…Microplastics (20 μm-5 mm, average: 97 AE 42 per individual) were reported in the digestive tracts of seven Beluga whales caught during the annual Beluga harvest in the Eastern Beaufort Sea (Moore et al 2020). However, in a study that focused on seals harvested between 2007 and 2019 in the eastern Canadian Arctic, no microplastics (>425 μm) were found in the stomachs of 142 individuals (Bourdages et al 2020).…”

Section: Microplastics In the Arctic Biotamentioning

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Microplastics in Polar Samples

Tirelli

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Lusher

2020

Handbook of Microplastics in the Environment

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Microplastics are increasingly recognized as being globally widespread, but relatively little is known about the presence and abundance of microplastics in samples collected in Polar Regions. Here we review the current knowledge about microplastic occurrence and distribution in polar environments, with a particular focus on the relevance of the data and comparability between Arctic and Antarctic investigations. In the Arctic, microplastics have been found in seawater, marine sediments, ice, and snow and in the gut content of several species at different

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Section: Microplastics In the Arctic Biotamentioning

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Microplastics in Polar Samples

Tirelli

Suaria

Lusher

2020

Handbook of Microplastics in the Environment

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“…This will allow for future spatial trend monitoring across large scale areas that experience similar oceanographic conditions. (Braune et al 2014;Houde et al 2020), and since 2007 stomach samples from the same individuals collected for contaminants research have also been examined for microplastics (Baak et al 2020;Bourdages et al 2020).…”

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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)

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Lack of knowledge on levels and trends of litter and microplastic in the Arctic, is limiting our understanding of the sources, transport, fate and effects is hampering global activities aimed at reducing litter and microplastic in the environment. To obtain a holistic view to managing litter and microplastics in the Arctic, we considered the current state of knowledge and methods for litter and microplastics monitoring in eleven environmental compartments representing the marine, freshwater, terrestrial and atmospheric environments. Based on available harmonized methods, and existing data in the Arctic, we recommend prioritization of implementing litter and microplastics monitoring in the Arctic in four Priority 1 compartments - water, aquatic sediments, shorelines and seabirds. One or several of these compartments should be monitored to provide benchmark data for litter and microplastics in the Arctic and, in the future, data on spatial and temporal trends. For the other environmental compartments, methods should be refined for future sources and surveillance monitoring, as well as monitoring of effects. Implementation of the monitoring activities should include community-based local components where possible. While organized as national and regional programs, monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic should be coordinated, with a view to future pan-Arctic assessments.

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“…A version of Chapter 3 has been published in Marine Pollution Bulletin (Bourdages, M.P.T., Provencher, J.F., Sudlovenick, E., Ferguson, S.H., Young, B.G., Pelletier, N., Murphy, M.J.J., D'Addario, A., Vermaire, J.C., 2020. No plastics detected in seal (Phocidae) stomachs harvested in the eastern Canadian Arctic.…”

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“…My literature review focusses on the Arctic environment, while highlighting the need for further research on plastic pollution in the Arctic. Chapter 3, focusing on plastic ingestion and retention by seals, was published in Marine Pollution Bulletin (Bourdages et al, 2020). Chapter 4, investigating microplastic ingestion and dispersal in seabirds, was submitted in July 2020 as a research paper to a special issue on Plastic Pollution in the Arctic in the journal Science of the Total Environment.…”

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Plastic ingestion, retention, and transport in animals from the eastern Canadian Arctic

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No plastics detected in seal (Phocidae) stomachs harvested in the eastern Canadian Arctic

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Microplastics in Polar Samples

Microplastics in Polar Samples

An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)

Plastic ingestion, retention, and transport in animals from the eastern Canadian Arctic

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